Hazardous Substance Ecological Fact Sheet and Ecotoxicity Profile 1-Butanol

Abstract

1-Butanol (n-butyl alcohol) is a clear, colorless liquid. It is used in the coatings industry for the production of lacquers and latexes, as an intermediate in the manufacture of certain plastics, as a solvent for oils, drugs, and perfumes, as an ingredient in perfumes and flavors, and in formulating automobile brake fluids. It is highly soluble in water, and may enter the aquatic environment via effluents from chemical industries where it is manufactured or used, municipal waste treatment plant discharges, or from spills.